• After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or phrase or vivid cameo.

    Arthur Smith: After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or phrase or vivid cameo.
    "Arthur Smith" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. April 3, 2002.